Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of pregnant women interviewed in Hadiya zone south Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal age | ||
| 15–24 | 182 | 24.3 |
| 25–34 | 504 | 67.4 |
| 35+ | 62 | 8.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hadiya | 670 | 89.6 |
| Kambata | 34 | 4.5 |
| Gurage | 21 | 2.8 |
| Amhara | 11 | 1.5 |
| Others* | 12 | 1.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 739 | 98.8 |
| Single/Divorced/Widowed | 9 | 1.2 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 509 | 68.0 |
| Urban | 239 | 32.0 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 405 | 54.1 |
| Primary level (1–8) | 181 | 24.2 |
| Secondary and above (9–12) + | 162 | 21.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Protestant | 594 | 79.4 |
| Orthodox | 97 | 13.0 |
| Muslim | 42 | 5.6 |
| Catholic | 15 | 2.0 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 626 | 83.7 |
| Government employee | 85 | 11.4 |
| Others** | 37 | 4.9 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Low | 249 | 33.3 |
| Middle | 250 | 33.4 |
| Upper | 249 | 33.3 |
Note
*
Silte, Oromo, Woleta, Halaba
**
self-employee, student, daily laborers